diff --git a/packages/sysutils/dbus/init.d/14_dbus b/packages/sysutils/dbus/init.d/14_dbus
index 1edeed2652..569fe651a4 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/dbus/init.d/14_dbus
+++ b/packages/sysutils/dbus/init.d/14_dbus
@@ -28,5 +28,9 @@
 
   mkdir -p /var/lib/dbus /var/run/dbus
     dbus-uuidgen --ensure
-    dbus-daemon --system
-)&
\ No newline at end of file
+    while true; do
+      dbus-daemon --system --nofork &>/dev/null
+      rm /var/run/dbus/pid &>/dev/null
+      usleep 500000
+    done
+)&
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/dbus/profile.d/dbus.conf b/packages/sysutils/dbus/profile.d/dbus.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc736928a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/dbus/profile.d/dbus.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+################################################################################
+#      This file is part of OpenELEC - http://www.openelec.tv
+#      Copyright (C) 2009-2012 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
+#
+#  This Program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+#  any later version.
+#
+#  This Program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with OpenELEC.tv; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+#  the Free Software Foundation, 51 Franklin Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02110, USA.
+#  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
+################################################################################
+# setup functions
+################################################################################
+
+  wait_for_dbus () {
+    while [ ! -e /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket ]; do
+      usleep 200000
+    done
+  }
+